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NAPA Talks Webinar Series

“NAPA’s webinar program has been beneficial. Some topics are closely aligned with my technical interests; other less, so but I gain appreciation for how others find solutions to complex industry problems.” Alan Cleeland, VT LeeBoy, Inc.

"The NAPA webinars are 60 - 90 minutes packed with useful information delivered by experts. They are a great value for our business." Michael Cote, The Lane Construction Corporation and 2015 NAPA Chair

The Senate passed the six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill days after the House adjourned for August recess. Prior to adjournment, the Chamber passed H.R. 3236, the three-month extension authorizing highway and transit programs through Oct. 29. As a result, the Senate cleared the three-month extension designed to provide more time for the House to pass its own long-term highway bill.

PaveXpress is a free, web-based tool, allows pavement engineers a simplified approach to creating and evaluating technically sound pavement structure designs, for both flexible and rigid pavements. Using AASHTO 93/98 methods, this tool allows you to design roadways, overlays, and parking lots in just minutes. The tool provides easy access of available resources for state specific design methods. PaveXpress is easy to use and understand and is accessible on multiple devices providing technically sound pavement structural design analysis. This webinar will cover the product from front to back and how it can be used in your organization.

Key Takeaways:

Identify the target use scenario for your organization with PaveXpress

A Practical Approach to Managing Density

Meeting and exceeding density specifications is critical to success on today's paving jobs. However, managing the rolling and compaction operation continutes to be the most misunderstood aspect of the paving operation. Contractors often "chase density" without understanding and fixing the root cause(s) of why density is not being consistently achieved. It doesn't have to work this way.

Who Should Attend: Contractors, Producers, Managers, and Operational Managers